I'm aware of Microsoft's Linux kernel contributions; I've also been around long enough to remember the woes of NTFS compatibility, CIFS compatibility, the Hallo

I'm aware of Microsoft's Linux kernel contributions; I've also been around long enough to remember the woes of NTFS compatibility, CIFS compatibility, the Halloween documents, the "virus" accusations, the SCO debacle, and not least of all relevant to this current conversation, the fact that exFAT is basically banned from an FLOSS implementation due to onerous licensing and software patents.